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All Of Me (1984 Film)
''All of Me'' is a 1984 American fantasy comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin. This film is based on the unpublished novel ''Me Two'' by Edwin Davis. The title song and theme of the movie is the 1931 jazz standard " All of Me". Plot Dissatisfied 38-year-old attorney Roger Cobb (Martin) is dating his boss' daughter and is also an aspiring jazz guitarist. A difficult, eccentric millionairess named Edwina Cutwater (Tomlin) has been bedridden since childhood. Edwina, who has employed Roger's law firm to manage her estate, asks him to make some unusual final arrangements to her will. Having discovered she is dying, Edwina has enlisted the aid of a culture-shocked mystic named Prahka Lasa (Richard Libertini), who has mastered the secret of transferring human souls. She has made an arrangement with Terry Hoskins ( Victoria Tennant), a beautiful young woman. Edwina wants her own soul placed in Terry's vacated body so that she can finally experie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for '' Your Show of Shows'' and ''Caesar's Hour'', starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with '' 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks'' (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' which ran from 1961 to 1966.Van Dyke, Dick (2012), ''My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir'', Three Rivers Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three-strikes Law
In the United States, habitual offender laws (commonly referred to as three-strikes laws) have been implemented since at least 1952, and are part of the United States Justice Department's Anti-Violence Strategy. These laws require a person who is convicted of an offense and who has one or two other previous serious convictions to serve a mandatory life sentence in prison, with or without parole depending on the jurisdiction. The purpose of the laws is to drastically increase the punishment of those who continue to commit offenses after being convicted of one or two serious crimes. Twenty-eight states have some form of a "three-strikes" law. A person accused under such laws is referred to in a few states (notably Connecticut and Kansas) as a "persistent offender", while Missouri uses the unique term "prior and persistent offender". In most jurisdictions, only crimes at the felony level qualify as serious offenses. And it may turn on which felonies are defined as being serious, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Society Of Film Critics
The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) is an American film critic organization. The organization is known for its highbrow tastes, and its annual awards are one of the most prestigious film critics awards in the United States. In January 2014, the NSFC had approximately 60 members who wrote for a variety of weekly and daily newspapers along with major publications and media outlets.- History The society was founded in 1966 in the New York City apartment of the '' Saturday Review'' critic Hollis Alpert, one of several co-founding film critics who was refused membership to the New York Film Critics Circle because it preferred critics who worked for mainstream newspapers. His co-founders included Pauline Kael, a writer for ''The New Yorker'', Joe Morgenstern, then a movie reviewer for ''Newsweek'' and Richard Schickel, a film critic for ''Life'' magazine. The society was founded in order to counteract the influence of ''New York Times'' critic Bosley Crowther, who dominated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a musical or comedy film. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture", but the creation of the category in 1951 allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor – Drama. The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2006, it was officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy". , the wording is "Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy". Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations ;10 nominations * Jack Lemmon ;9 nominations * Johnny Depp ;8 nominations * Walter Matthau ;6 nominations * Dustin Hoffman ;5 nominations * Jim Carrey * Cary Grant * Steve Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy
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42nd Golden Globe Awards
The 42nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1984, were held on January 27, 1985. Winners and nominees Film The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple wins: Television The following programs received multiple nominations: The following programs received multiple wins: Ceremony Presenters * Christopher Atkins * Karen Black * Bruce Boxleitner * Sonia Braga * Eileen Brennan * Diahann Carroll * Lynda Carter * Nell Carter * Joanna Cassidy * Mary Crosby * Jamie Lee Curtis * Angie Dickinson * Faye Dunaway * Morgan Fairchild * Peter Falk * Peter Fonda * Glenn Ford * Elliott Gould * Stewart Granger * Engelbert Humperdinck * Ann Jillian * Howard Keel * Kris Kristofferson * Diane Lane * Cloris Leachman * Rich Little * Tony Lo Bianco * Rob Lowe * Marilyn McCoo * Donna Mills * Liza Minnelli * Michael Pare * Nia Peeples * George Peppard * Alfonso Ribeiro * Ricky Schroder * William Shatne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Feury
Peggy Feury (born Margaret Feury; June 30, 1924 – November 20, 1985) was an American actress on Broadway, in films, and on television. She became a highly regarded acting teacher in New York and then in Los Angeles. Throughout her career, she taught many notable students. Education Feury was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Her father was Richard Feury; her mother, born in Ireland, was also Margaret Feury; and her younger sister was Elinor Feury. She graduated from Barnard College, then attended the Yale School of Drama, later studying with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, and with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse.Vilga, Edward''Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career'' Rutgers University Press (1997) page 202. While at Yale, Feury met and then married her first husband, playwright Louis S. Peterson.Gussow, Mel"Louis Peterson, 76, Playwright Who Opened Doors for Blacks"''The New York Times''. 1 May 1998. Less than a decade later, following their div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign (born February 13, 1944) is an American actor who mostly played very small roles. One of his most-known roles was Benjamin Guggenheim in the 1997 film ''Titanic''. Early life Ensign was raised in both the United States and England. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and spent the first ten years of his professional career working in the theatre in Britain. Religion Born into a family in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he later became a member of the Episcopal Church, attending a parish which is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Career He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1970s, appearing in productions of ''As You Like It'', ''Love's Labour's Lost'', and ''Cymbeline'' amongst others. He has appeared in ''Irene'', ''Curse of the Starving Class'', and ''The Red Devil Battery Sign'' in the West End. Ensign's film credits include ''Superman'' (1978), '' Pink Floyd – The Wall'' (1982), ''WarGames'' (1983) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neva Patterson
Neva Louise Patterson (February 10, 1920 – December 14, 2010) was an American actress. Early years Born on a farm near Nevada, Iowa, Patterson was the daughter of mailman George Patterson and seamstress Marjorie Byers Patterson. After graduating from Nevada High School in 1937, she worked as a secretary in Des Moines before she moved to New York in 1938 and initially worked as a secretary there. Career Early in her career, Patterson acted on radio in Chicago and sang for dance bands. She made her Broadway debut in 1947's ''The Druid Circle''. Her work on Broadway also included ''Romantic Comedy'' (1979), ''Make a Million'' (1958), ''Speaking of Murder'' (1956), ''Double in Hearts'' (1956), ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1952), ''Lace on Her Petticoat'' (1951), ''The Long Days'' (1951), ''Ring Round the Moon'' (1950), ''I Know My Love'' (1949), ''The Ivy Green'' (1949), and ''Strange Bedfellows'' (1948). In 1952, she played Helen Sherman in ''The Seven Year Itch''. Her first fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain (born September 18, 1946) is an American retired actor, often playing characters with roots in the South. He was a regular on the country music variety series ''Hee Haw''. He is also known for his roles in three of the Ernest movies and the TV series '' Hey Vern, It's Ernest!'', which ran for one season on CBS in 1988. He is also an accomplished and successful painter and illustrator. Early years and education Sartain was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of a Tulsa fire chief. He attended Cascia Hall Preparatory School, is a 1963 graduate of Will Rogers High School in Tulsa and was a member of the Epsilon Mu chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of Tulsa, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In 1968, Gailard moved to New York City, where he worked as an assistant to illustrator Paul Davis. Career Sartain's entry into entertainment was launched in Tulsa. Working originally as a cameraman at a local television statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Christmas
Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was a British actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He is probably best known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1981 comedy films ''Porky's'', the 1983 sequel '' Porky's II: The Next Day'', and the 1985 sequel ''Porky's Revenge!''. He was also known for his sporadic role as Reverend Diddymoe in the NBC sitcom, ''Amen''. Life and career Christmas was born in London, England, and later emigrated to Canada. His role as a priest in the 1971 film '' Harold and Maude'' includes a memorable monologue to an off-camera Harold, in which he discusses, with increasing nausea and disgust, how the thought of Harold's sexual affair with a much older woman "makes imwant...to vomit." His also had film roles in '' Monte Walsh'' (1970), ''The Andromeda Strain'' (1971), ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971), ''The Last Tycoon'' (1976), '' An Enemy of the People'' (1978), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
